Monday links

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Animal Science

New Year’s Resolutions for Maximizing Horse Health in 2015 – The Horse
Some of the most common resolutions people make each year focus on improving their health or maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Why not resolve to do the same for your horse? Here are five resolutions to help your horse stay healthy and happy through the new year.

Winter puts an end to VS outbreak – Drovers Cattle Network
The outbreak of vesicular stomatitis (VS) that led to quarantine of livestock operations in three states last summer has slowly died out as cold weather removes the insect vectors that carry the virus.

Failure to Finalize Rules Delays Labels on Mechanically Tenderized Beef – Food Safety News
For at least another three years, consumers shopping for steak and other whole cuts of beef will continue to be left in the dark about beef treated with mechanical tenderization, a processing technique that softens up meat but can drive potentially harmful pathogens below the surface.

Drunken Birds Slur Their Songs – Discover
Humans aren’t the only ones who sing worse when they’re drunk. As it turns out, so do birds. And drunk birds may help researchers understand the brain basis of how humans create language.